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Online Course on Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling and Design

This course seeks to address the quantity, complexity and diversity of the developments in the wastewater treatment profession, particularly in developing countries where access is not readily available to advanced level courses in wastewater treatment.

For whom?

Sanitary engineers, (environmental) biotechnologists, biochemists, civil engineers, environmental engineers, chemists, environmental scientists and different professionals working or interested in the wastewater treatment field.

Prerequisites

While there is not a strict prerequisite to undertaking this course it is recommended that the participants have clear concepts on:

  • Microbiology (First-year undergraduate level, eg. classification of microbial life, autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms, growth requirements...) 
  • Chemistry (First-year undergraduate level, eg. chemical bonds, balancing reactions equations, oxidation-reduction reactions, solubility equilibrium, Gibbs free energy...)

In case you desire to update/refresh these concepts you can have a look at our free online preparatory courses on Microbiology and Chemistry via the link " https://ocw.un-ihe.org/". 

Learning objectives

  1. Design and assess the operation of a biofilm system for wastewater treatment
  2. Describe the prime objective of wastewater treatment and sanitation.
  3. Determine the stoichiometric and kinetic parameters of the different metabolic processes of the microorganisms involved during the biological wastewater treatment process
  4. Assess and describe through mathematical expressions the different process occurring during wastewater treatment as well as effects caused by inhibitory compounds
  5. Design and critically evaluate different disinfection treatments
  6. Critically determine and analyse quantity and quality characteristics of wastewaters
  7. Design and critical assess different wastewater treatment systems and configurations performing biological organic matter, nitrogen as well as phosphorus removal.

Course content

  • Wastewater Treatment Development
  • Microbial Metabolism
  • Wastewater Characterization
  • Organic Matter Removal
  • Nitrogen Removal
  • Innovative Nitrogen Removal
  • Phosphorus Removal
  • Pathogen Removal
  • Aeration and Mixing
  • Toxicity
  • Bulking Sludge
  • Final Settling
  • Membrane Bio-reactors
  • Modelling Activated Sludge Processes
  • Process Control
  • Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment
  • Modelling Biofilms
  • Biofilm Reactors

Additional information

The course fee includes access to the course materials as well as individual guidance and mentoring during the course. The maximum number of participants is 20. A reliable and reasonably fast (ideally 512 kbps) internet connection is necessary.

Upon successful completion of the course participants will receive a Course Certificate issued by IHE Delft.

Ready to apply?

Course Coordinator

Francisco Rubio Rincón

Senior Lecturer in Sanitary Engineering

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